Ocean Echo Inn & Beach Cottages

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401 Johans Beach Dr
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Check-in: 4 PM, Check-out: 11 AM
Built in the early 1900s Ocean Echo Inn & Beach Cottages is located on a quiet cul-de-sac that ends at Monterey Bay's unique Sunny Cove Beach. The inn's cul-de-sac location minimizes traffic and provides for a relaxing and safe beach stay. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is 10 minutes’ drive away. The inn is centrally located between downtown Santa Cruz and Capitola. Roaring Camp Railroad Henry Cowell Redwood Forest and University of California Santa Cruz are within 20 minutes' drive of Ocean Echo Inn & Beach Cottages. There are also many great wineries in nearby and Santa Cruz schedules great events throughout the year. Singer-songwriters Neil Diamond and John Denver frequented Ocean Echo Inn & Beach Cottages and wrote some of their most beloved songs here. Ocean Echo Inn offers rooms in the main house. These rooms have flat-screen TVs refrigerators and microwaves. Cottages surrounding the house also offer fully-equipped kitchens. Select cottages have private patios and balconies with ocean views. BBQ facilities are available for guest use. Select cottages are friendly for small dogs (an additional fee applies).

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3.5191 reviews
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Lina S.
9/3/2025

We had a beautiful experience staying in the Blue Whale room! It was very clean and spacious with an amazing view from our room of the beach. The weather was perfect, we opened up our windows and...

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S A.
7/29/2025

Would be four stars if it was priced according to its value. I would give it four but the vibe of cheap motel is just too big. Charging $1000 'for two nights? Those prices should reflect far...

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Shanae M.
5/27/2024

What a beautiful stay. We were only there for the night, it was perfect for a last minute stay. Just listening to the oceans wave in on your patio. It's semi private. They have a curfew, some...

Sandie B.
6/21/2025

It's a really interesting little spot and it's right by a little hidden beach. We stayed in the water tower building-kinda like a hobbit house or a bigger tiny house. Probably not great for...

Cliff F.
6/26/2025

We stayed at Ocean Echo Inn, in unit 10 Water tower on Wed. June 18th to Fri. June 20th 2025 While the staff was nice and the location very near the beach was great; We found a dirty butter...

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